Two dead, more trapped in hotel collapse on Germany's Mosel River

Part of a hotel in a winemaking town on the Mosel River in western Germany collapsed, leaving two people dead and several others trapped in the wreckage.

Part of a hotel in a winemaking town on the Mosel River in western Germany collapsed, leaving two people dead and several others trapped in the wreckage, authorities said Wednesday.

The aftermath of the collapse of a hotel in Kroev, Germany on Aug. 7, 2024.Christian Schulz / APFourteen people were in the hotel in Kroev when one story of the building collapsed at about 11 p.m. Tuesday. Police said five of the people were able to get out of the building unhurt because they weren’t in the part that collapsed. But others were trapped.

An operation is ongoing to try to save them. But reaching them is proving to be difficult, because the collapse of one story left two ceilings lying on top of each other, according to Joerg Teusch, fire and disaster protection inspector for the Bernkastel-Wittlich district.

He said at a news conference that two people had died. He said the cause of the structural collapse hasn’t yet been determined.

Firefighters rescue a dog from the rubble on Wednesday.Harald Tittel / Harald Tittel/picture-alliance/dRegional public broadcaster SWR said that witnesses reported hearing a bang and seeing a large cloud of dust at the time of the collapse.

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